PFC Justin R. Davis January 28, 1987 - June 25, 2006 Private First Class Justin R. Davis, 19, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, died in Korengal Outpost, Afghanistan (near Kunar Province), on June 25, 2006, when he came in contact with indirect fire while on patrol during combat operations. Davis was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, New York. Pfc. Justin R. Davis, a graduate of Colonel Zadok Magruder High School in Rockville, Maryland. A native of Gaithersburg, Md., Davis entered the Army in June 2005 and trained at Fort Benning, Ga. to be an infantryman. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32d Infantry Regiment in December 2005 and deployed with that unit to Afghanistan in February, 2006. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors on July 16, 2006. Davis' awards and decorations include the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Combat Infantry Badge (CIB),Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, and the Afghan Campaign Medal. The 19-year-old graduate of Colonel Zadok Magruder High School was a brash, outgoing young man so enthusiastic about kung fu movies and crunk rap music that he made his own videos and recorded his own songs. In his Web site on MySpace.com, he wrote that his heroes were God, Martin Luther King Jr. and Bruce Lee. Justin was a Magruder football player, a 5-foot-10 running back, played the game to win. Also a member of the Magruder JROTC, Justin joined the program in his Junior year displayed outstanding leadership skills that he was appointed Sergeant by his military instructors the first year in JROTC. Justin so wanted to be in the US Army that he enlisted before graduation to make sure he got his military occupational skill (MOS) and bonus of choice. It was a decision he had reached during a one-year stint at the Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Va. He enjoyed the physical exertion, the excitement, the respect that wearing a uniform brought. His mother, Paula Davis, told The Frederick News Post that Justin Davis "was passionate about joining the service. "He would always say, 'This is my dream. I am going to follow it,'" Paula Davis told the newspaper. "He died doing what he loved." Justin, You will be missed - We Salute You